VINdependent News & Updates

VINdependents who have not yet fulfilled their six-bottle annual commitment are invited to choose between three pre-configured shipments by December 17th: one mixed (the default), one red wine, and one white wine. Members are also of course welcome to choose their own six wines using our online order form. If no selection is made classic shipment will be shipped the week of 1/10. The preconfigured options are:

Classic (Default)

• 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas 2019 (Our flagship red blend, based on Mourvedre, from the vintage's best lots; 97 BevX & 94 Blue Lifestyle)
• 1 bottle of Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2019 (Our flagship white blend, based on Roussanne; 96 BevX & 93 Blue Lifestyle)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas 2019 (Our showcase for Grenache's lush juiciness, 94 Wine Enthusiast & 96 BevX)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas Blanc 2020 (Our showcase for Viognier's lushness, brightened by Marsanne & Grenache Blanc; 95 BevX & 93 Blue Lifestyle)
• 1 bottle of Full Circle 2019 (The tiny-production 100% Pinot Noir grown at founder Robert Haas's home in the cool Templeton Gap; just 482 cases produced)
• 1 bottle of Marsanne 2019 (Our varietal bottling of this lovely Rhone white grape, elegant and gentle)
  
• VINdependent Cost: $229.50
  

Red Wine Selection

• 2 bottles of Esprit de Tablas 2019 (Our flagship red blend, based on Mourvedre, from the vintage's best lots; 97 BevX & 94 Blue Lifestyle)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas 2019 (Our showcase for Grenache's lush juiciness, 94 Wine Enthusiast & 96 BevX)
  
• 1 bottle of Full Circle 2019 (The tiny-production 100% Pinot Noir grown at founder Robert Haas's home in the cool Templeton Gap; just 482 cases produced)
• 1 bottle of En Gobelet 2019 (Our club-only blend sourced exclusively from dry-farmed, head-trained vineyard blocks)
• 1 bottle of Tannat 2018 (The dense, smoky red grape that we introduced to California; 92 Vinous, "powerful")
• VINdependent Cost: $265.50

White Wine Selection

• 2 bottles of Esprit de Tablas Blanc 2019 (Our flagship white blend, based on Roussanne; 96 BevX & 93 Blue Lifestyle)
• 1 bottle of Cotes de Tablas Blanc 2020 (Our showcase for Viognier's lushness, brightened by Marsanne & Grenache Blanc; 95 BevX & 93 Blue Lifestyle)
  
• 1 bottle of Marsanne 2019 (Our varietal bottling of this lovely Rhone white grape, elegant and gentle)
  
• 1 bottle of Roussanne 2019 (A varietal bottling of our most powerful and ageworthy white grape; last vintage received 93 Vinous, "fine definition and spicy cut")
• 1 bottle of Petit Manseng 2018 (Our tiny-production off-dry bottling of this ancient grape from South-west France, used to baptize French kings)
• VINdependent Cost: $229.50
  

To receive the default mixed shipment, members need do nothing, though if you'd like it sooner than the week of January 10th please let us know. Those who prefer a different pre-configured shipment or a different ship date, or who have questions about shipments or membership, should contact the wine club team at 805.237.1231 x236 or wineclub@tablascreek.com.